Stories of a Boy’S Life: Adventures Growing up in the 1940’S

By Tom McKinnon

These stories are accounts of the adventures of young boys growing up in the 1940's. Summers were spent on Dry Creek fishing, swimming, camping-out and generally exploring the surrounding woods. It was a time when parents didn't worry about their kids and the boys had long days of almost complete freedom. A group of four boys had adventures dealing with an escaped convect, encountering racial segregation, waging a conflict with new boys that moved into the area and solving a murder. Through these events the boys were gaining maturity and learning much about life and morals that served them well in later years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491828670

Tom McKinnon

The author grew up in South Arkansas surrounded by an extended family, where the story of Great-Grandfather Angus McKinnon was legend. Angus was wounded in the Great War with a mini ball in his shoulder that remained there the rest of his life. As a result of the stories, the author developed an interest in the Civil War, which never left him. The descendants of Angus started an annual reunion that the author attended as a small boy and into manhood. Consequently he was steeped in family history. This account is the result of his continued interest in the life of Angus. The author is currently professor emeritus of the University of Arkansas, with a PhD in economics.

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